⛱ Parasols and Power: The Surprising Status Symbols of the Past
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Recently I visited the stunning “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece” exhibition at the British Museum. Spanning Persian and Hellenistic cultures from 550-30 BC, it explores the nuances behind luxury’s relationship to authority—beyond the familiar Greek narrative of decadence undermining the mighty Persians.
⛱ Parasols and Power: The Surprising Status Symbols of the Past
⛱ Parasols and Power: The Surprising Status…
⛱ Parasols and Power: The Surprising Status Symbols of the Past
Recently I visited the stunning “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece” exhibition at the British Museum. Spanning Persian and Hellenistic cultures from 550-30 BC, it explores the nuances behind luxury’s relationship to authority—beyond the familiar Greek narrative of decadence undermining the mighty Persians.